Zooming In on Substitute Teaching with Debbie Hattery

About this episode

Debbie Hattery discusses her transition from higher education policy to substitute teaching and shares insights on effective classroom management.

Debbie Hattery, a substitute teacher in Massachusetts, shared her journey from working in higher education policy to becoming a substitute teacher. She emphasized the importance of starting as a substitute para to understand classroom dynamics and recommended arriving early to prepare. Debbie highlighted the need for detailed sub plans, including student names and classroom routines, and suggested using a sub bag with essential items. She also discussed her role as a sub coordinator, focusing...

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Milner

Guest: Debbie Hattery

Topics covered

• substitute teaching
• classroom dynamics
• education policy
• preparation for teaching
• sub coordinator

Keywords

• substitute teacher
• classroom routines
• sub plans
• education
• teaching preparation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: higher education policy

Places: Massachusetts

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